# Incident 19900728048349I: Bell 206B, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, July 28, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1990, 11:30 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Aircraft: N2277T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2277T-2002-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,744 total, 6,067 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900728048349I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE WENT TO UNDERSPEED AND LOW RPM WARNING. AUTOMATED TO WATER. FLOATS TORE LOOSE. BENDIX GOVERNOR FAULTY.

## Other reports on N2277T (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20000619006199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000619006199A), Jun 19, 2000: Bell 206B (N2277T), Deville, LA, No damage. (-23) The pilot was repositioning the helicopter within a cotton filed and while moving laterally to the right, facing southwest into the wind, the pilot's…
- [Incident 19991205035919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991205035919I), Dec 5, 1999: Bell 206B (N2277T), Kemmerer, WY. (-23) The pilot was sling loading a seismic carousel 25 miles n.e. of Kemmerer WY. When the lower bags under the carousel hit cross-country power lines and…
- [Accident 19950224003259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950224003259A), Feb 24, 1995: Bell 206B (N2277T), Dillon, MT, Substantial damage. Public use snow survey landed on deep snow. Snow pad equipped ski broke through crust. Rotor chopped tail boom.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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